When he's not on the big screen or on Top Gear, Fassbender is hitting the race track. The actor raced at Le Mans in 2021 after extensive training.

Michael Fassbender gets behind the wheel during an episode of 'Top Gear'

Top Gear's seen a number of celebrities get behind the wheel of a racing car, including Jeff Goldblum and Ryan Reynolds. Even Tom Cruise stopped by as part of his ongoing crusade to continue skirting the edge of death. But one actor has a deeply personal connection to the world of racing, and that's Michael Fassbender.

&#x2715 Remove Ads Michael Fassbender Had an Entire Documentary Dedicated to His Racing Career Fassbender's next step on the racing circuit was training for the European Le Mans Series. He even had an in thanks to Patrick Dempsey, who had previously raced in the Le Mans himself. Fassbender and Dempsey met during a flight, where they bonded over their mutual love of racing; this led to Dempsey reaching out to Porsche and connecting Fassbender with the car company.

Michael Fassbender Put Acting on the Backburner To Pursue Racing Close Fassbender was so dedicated to racing that he took a four-year hiatus from acting to compete in the European Le Mans and other racing tournaments."Even before I started acting I had a big dream to go racing — it was clear to me at a young age," he told Motorsport.

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